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i think there are a lot of people in washington that need firing. if he's got experience in that, let's put it to work. they have spent more money in the last two years than this country has spent in the last 200. i would take it to barack obama and talk about what matters in this country. and mitt romney, you're the guy to do it. >> steve mcmann, let me ask you to switch hats. you seem to think that mitt romney, in order to win, would have to attack toward the middle. is there an issue that comes to mind where he could move to the middle, upset some conservatives but still keep everybody in the tent? >> boy, that's a good question. i think moving to the middle in the era of the tea party where the tea party dominates the republican echo chamber, where you have a candidate like newt gingrich who is staying in the race to keep him honest, or you have tony perkins out there saying he's going to keep the pressure on, it becomes very difficult for mitt romney to become the guy, the centrist, the massachusetts governor who people one day feared. he's bec
i think there are a lot of people in washington that need firing. if he's got experience in that, let's put it to work. they have spent more money in the last two years than this country has spent in the last 200. i would take it to barack obama and talk about what matters in this country. and mitt romney, you're the guy to do it. >> steve mcmann, let me ask you to switch hats. you seem to think that mitt romney, in order to win, would have to attack toward the middle. is there an issue...
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i'm chris matthews from washington. leading off tonight the exorcist. rick santorum has got a thing with the devil. he's talked about him, warned about him like he knows him just a little too personally. now drudge is on santorum's tail and even rush says he has to explain himselves. not that things needed heating up today. this afternoon santorum said president obama is out to crush the nation's judeo-christian principles. can even rick santorum win in a war against democrats and the devil even if he says they're in cahoots? plus, how to lose independent women in ten easy steps. the republicans have a plan for it. just keep trying to limit contraception and mandate ultra sounds for women seeking abortions. virgin virginia's republican governor backed down today a bit. if you are on the obama campaign you're sitting on the sidelines yelling way to go, guys. also, remember the old ad, when e.f. hutton talks people listen? these days when mitt romney talks people laugh. or wince. the trees are the right height. i was severely conservative. what is mitt ta
i'm chris matthews from washington. leading off tonight the exorcist. rick santorum has got a thing with the devil. he's talked about him, warned about him like he knows him just a little too personally. now drudge is on santorum's tail and even rush says he has to explain himselves. not that things needed heating up today. this afternoon santorum said president obama is out to crush the nation's judeo-christian principles. can even rick santorum win in a war against democrats and the devil...
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good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight is the 28th time the charm for mitt romney? there's been 28 caucuses so far in this race and that's not including the territories. every time it looked like the loss could spell out mitt romney's status, he's pulled off the win. and every time he could put the race away, he's miffed. romney's people have outspent santorum an unbelievable 7-1. the polls close at 8:00 eastern tonight. msnbc is providing full coverage of the primary here on hardball, the rachel madow show. >> the other story is the teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch. chuck todd's nbc political director and ed tore for new york magazine and the nbc political analyst as well. i want to start with chuck, our expert in-house. we'll go to our other expert out-house. tell me the story here. is this going to be the end of it, money against true believer, if you will? i'm sure we can match it up a number of ways. the guy with all the money without the authenticity or the guy with all the authentic
good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight is the 28th time the charm for mitt romney? there's been 28 caucuses so far in this race and that's not including the territories. every time it looked like the loss could spell out mitt romney's status, he's pulled off the win. and every time he could put the race away, he's miffed. romney's people have outspent santorum an unbelievable 7-1. the polls close at 8:00 eastern tonight. msnbc is providing full coverage of the...
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corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. both are msnbc political analysts. so here we go. let's start with you, gene. look at this one. a memorable moment from the spring while we were still in the middle of a tough primary fight that pushed romney to the far right. the question many were asking was could he pivot back to the center in the general election? and then this happened. the number seven quote of the year. let's watch. >> he hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> impact statement of etch-a-sketch. >> yeah. it was wonderful because that quote confirmed what everyone suspected about mitt romney. you know, the great thing about it, a gaffe is the truth. >> if you don't agree with me now, wait two minutes and you will agree with me. one that was much more infamous because it really hurt among women. if one comment crystallized the overwhelm trouble the republican party had with women it was this. take
corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. both are msnbc political analysts. so here we go. let's start with you, gene. look at this one. a memorable moment from the spring while we were still in the middle of a tough primary fight that pushed romney to the far right. the question many were asking was could he pivot back to the center in the general election? and then this happened. the number seven quote of the year. let's watch. >> he hit a reset button for the fall campaign....
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. today the united states supreme court said it would take up the issue of same-sex marriage. this is an astounding moment in american history and in the march ever rights that began in philadelphia in the last quarter of the 18th century and continues through this first quarter of the 21st. is it constitutional for a state to deny people of the same sex the right to marry under the law? well, let's consider the 14th amendment. nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protections of the laws. and here is justice kennedy, anthony kennedy, in his majority opinion in the lawrence case of 2003 which declared anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional. quote, does a statute making it a crime for two persons of the same sex to engage in certain intimate sexual conduct violate the due process clause? yes. a statute making it a crime for two persons of the same sex to engage in certain intimat
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. today the united states supreme court said it would take up the issue of same-sex marriage. this is an astounding moment in american history and in the march ever rights that began in philadelphia in the last quarter of the 18th century and continues through this first quarter of the 21st. is it constitutional for a state to deny people of the same sex the right to marry under the law? well, let's consider the 14th amendment. nor shall...
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and in the first preparations at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice sessions. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. >> romney did. >> so check me on this. i have a sense he had never been talked to with such lack of deference for four years. then with all this phony civility talked to him like a lesser being. and that drove the president crazy. your thoughts glen then john on that. the way he disdained him in that debate. >> clain and axelrod and plouffe came up to kerry saying you got to start hitting this guy. that's what happened. and in nevada when they got to that disastrous debate prep in nevada, you know, we report that this one 30-minute session was just a shellacking in which they called him a failure repeatedly. they hoped it to waken him up, but it didn't. >> i will never forget while he was taking notes. for future debates? it drove me crazy. because the president
and in the first preparations at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice sessions. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. >> romney did. >> so check me on this. i have a sense he had never been talked to with such lack of deference for four years. then with all this phony civility talked to...
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at the first couple of prep sessions at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice session. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. tell me, check me on this. i had a sense he had never been talked to with such lack of deference for four years, and all of the sudden romney with all this cordiality and phony civility went in there and talked to him like a lesser being. and that drove the president crazy. your thoughts, then, the way he disdained him in that debate. >> will klain and axlerod and plouffe came up to kerry during some of the sessions and said look, you got to start hitting this guy. that's exactly what happened. in nevada, when they got to that disastrous debate prep in nevada, we report this 1:30-minute session was just a shellacking in which kerry got right into obama's face and called him a failure repeatedly. they had expected it would arouse obama, wake him up, but it didn't.
at the first couple of prep sessions at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice session. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. tell me, check me on this. i had a sense he had never been talked to with such lack of deference for four years, and all of the sudden romney with all this cordiality and phony...
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what goes around comes around, that is a washington express and means something. you do wrong against someone on your way up, they remember it when it's time to get you heading down. newt gingrich is paying for his political sins. romney is right about that. he has a handful of backers from his days as speaker. mitt will pay for what he has done to newt. some shakespearean justice coming in this drama. he who kills must die. watch for mitt to get his comeuppance. newt will stay in the fight to the end. there is no way he can say mitt showed any quarter to him. why should he go sweet on mitt now? what does he owe romney? defeat, that's what he owes him. i am e i am betting on newt to pay him back. newt will remember how deliberately and brutally mitt did that. if the ends justify the means, it will be remembered. it won't end soon or nicely a. wonderful word for what is coming in this fight, a word
what goes around comes around, that is a washington express and means something. you do wrong against someone on your way up, they remember it when it's time to get you heading down. newt gingrich is paying for his political sins. romney is right about that. he has a handful of backers from his days as speaker. mitt will pay for what he has done to newt. some shakespearean justice coming in this drama. he who kills must die. watch for mitt to get his comeuppance. newt will stay in the fight to...
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now that the maryland, wisconsin, and washington dc primaries are behind us, we're shifting the attention to pennsylvania. today the "new york times" headline, pennsylvania lets romney go for jugular. another was san tomorrow puts his money on pa. there are two things you need to know. on the surface, the election dynamics seem to benefit santorum. the last time he was on a pennsylvania ballot in 2006, he lost by 18 points to bob casey jr. but poll after poll shows him beating romney by a dwindling margin. it won't bode well for him or the gop come november. consider over the last four years the state's gop has lost almost 140,000 voters, and the raings of the independents has swelled by 161,000, or 43%. in other words, six years after he lost pennsylvania, including a blow out in the traditionally moderate suburbs, santorum will compete for votes in a primary that now better suits his strengths. the exodus of moderates from the gop helps santorum in the long-run. but it bears nothing for the general election. this primary is a beauty contest. if chris were here, he would explain it with
now that the maryland, wisconsin, and washington dc primaries are behind us, we're shifting the attention to pennsylvania. today the "new york times" headline, pennsylvania lets romney go for jugular. another was san tomorrow puts his money on pa. there are two things you need to know. on the surface, the election dynamics seem to benefit santorum. the last time he was on a pennsylvania ballot in 2006, he lost by 18 points to bob casey jr. but poll after poll shows him beating romney...
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and he and his family will be leaving tonight and arriving in washington tuesday morning. he'll be landing just hours before the gop presidential candidates square off. now back to "hardball." >>> back welcome back to "hardball." according to polls, mitt romney is seen as the most electable republican candidate against barack obama, but on the eve of the iowa caucuses, he remains flatlined with a ceiling of 25% support. conservatives in the party are trying to rally behind an alternative. the problem for them is, they can't seem to agree on who that alternative is. the result could be mitt romney sneaking through the pack and eking out a win. for some conservatives, that prospect reminds them of john mccain back in 2008, the moderate senator, who never won the love of the conservative base. could it happen two election cycles in a row? joe klein's a "time" magazine columnist and jonathan martin is senior political reporter for politico. john, you start here. usually parties correct themselves. they run a pragmatist, that doesn't work, the next time they run somebody with d
and he and his family will be leaving tonight and arriving in washington tuesday morning. he'll be landing just hours before the gop presidential candidates square off. now back to "hardball." >>> back welcome back to "hardball." according to polls, mitt romney is seen as the most electable republican candidate against barack obama, but on the eve of the iowa caucuses, he remains flatlined with a ceiling of 25% support. conservatives in the party are trying to rally...
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i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, faking it. here's mitt romney's problem. he's not a movement conservative. he just plays one on tv and that's why he can't close the deal with republicans. he has the most votes, snagged the most states and the most delegates, but the enthusiasm gap keeps growing. it may be about to get worse with a string of primaries in unfriendly territory. rising gas prices may be the biggest threat to president obama's re-election. so why are some republicans arguing that the president wants to see the price go up? does that make any sense? plus if republicans won't stop going after contraception, democrats won't stop benefiting from it. eight democrats, all women walked out yesterday when the georgia senate voted to restrict access to contraception and abortion. one of them joins us tonight. one of those senators down there. and two questions. why is rick santorum worried about guam, and why is he in damage control mode out in those islands? >>> finally, let me finish with how a president proves he's the m
i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, faking it. here's mitt romney's problem. he's not a movement conservative. he just plays one on tv and that's why he can't close the deal with republicans. he has the most votes, snagged the most states and the most delegates, but the enthusiasm gap keeps growing. it may be about to get worse with a string of primaries in unfriendly territory. rising gas prices may be the biggest threat to president obama's re-election. so why are some...
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. >> the decision today really indicates we have entered an age in which the government, washington, will be controlling health care unless something changes. >> today was not a good day for freedom, for struggle american families who wish to keep the health care that they have. i respect the ruling of the supreme court and i respectfully and disagree with it. >> maybe i'm wrong. who do you want here? so when did they use the 60 votes to get the super majority? >> we're not going to go back and -- all the the legislature maneuvering they got at the end, the democrats employed reconciliation at one pint to get that through. >> but in the actual passage of the bill, they didn't do it. >> we're both half right. >> couldn't have done it without 60 votes though.ç now i'm at a loss here. let's talk about the second part of this thing. the boring part. the medicaid part. with medicaid now, they cannot sanction the states by completely screwing them basically if they don't go along with this expansion, anybody who makes less than 33% of the poverty level. >> right. >> okay. thank you. this
. >> the decision today really indicates we have entered an age in which the government, washington, will be controlling health care unless something changes. >> today was not a good day for freedom, for struggle american families who wish to keep the health care that they have. i respect the ruling of the supreme court and i respectfully and disagree with it. >> maybe i'm wrong. who do you want here? so when did they use the 60 votes to get the super majority? >> we're...
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i'm chris matthews in washington and let me start with one of the great days in this country's history. united states supreme court led by the chief justice himself decided that president obama's health care act squares with the american constitution. all the drum beating floated up from the right wing fever swamps are as of today, simply the hate vapors of the rejection. the rear guard funded by the koch and u.s. chamber of commerce. today's hero, chief justice john roberts who said yes to progress and no to the role prescribed for him by the right. he would not be the man, lead the court, let the court name for him carry historic plqyd health care to tens of millions of americans. right leaning partisan appearing supreme court ruling that would have been the third strike over the plate following bush-gore and citizens united. let's start by looking at this bold, defiant, grand decision by mr. roberts and his supreme court. he and four liberal justices upheld the the bill, the provision that said people have to get health care or pay a penalty. these five justices ruled it constitutio
i'm chris matthews in washington and let me start with one of the great days in this country's history. united states supreme court led by the chief justice himself decided that president obama's health care act squares with the american constitution. all the drum beating floated up from the right wing fever swamps are as of today, simply the hate vapors of the rejection. the rear guard funded by the koch and u.s. chamber of commerce. today's hero, chief justice john roberts who said yes to...
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good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with the great news, the gang's back together. bill clinton, big bill himself, one and only bubba, was out on the town last night serenading manhattan on the reasons barack obama absolutely needs to get reelected. he hit every note, most of them never heard before, about how the republicans in congress are nuts enough to do what old europe is doing. cutting spending. killing jobs. running austerity and their economies right into the ground. and there they were, side by side, bill and barack, back together on the same stage, hitting a trio of big apple fund-raisers and making the democratic message sing. we start with that. also with two msnbc an lift. ron reagan is author of my father at a hundred. gentlemen i want you to look at this amazing scene and perhaps the best moment of the night, bill clinton delivering a clear and i believe concise comparison. let's watch them. >> why aren't things roaring along now? because europe is in trouble. and because the republican cong
good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with the great news, the gang's back together. bill clinton, big bill himself, one and only bubba, was out on the town last night serenading manhattan on the reasons barack obama absolutely needs to get reelected. he hit every note, most of them never heard before, about how the republicans in congress are nuts enough to do what old europe is doing. cutting spending. killing jobs. running austerity and their economies right into the...
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"the washington post" has just revealed that romney's companies were pioneers of shipping u.s. jobs overseas. investing in firms that specialized in jobs by american workers to new facilities in countries like china and india. does virginia really want an outsourcer in chief in the white house? >> is there any indication these attacks are working? you bet. >> first of all, let's separate out. when you look at our poll overall an we're going to have more numbers later, everything went bad for the president as far as the global picture of the economy. and so you would have thought in these polls you would u have seen him take a hit. he hasn't. why? because the paid media campaign is working for the obama campaign. they're winning that front and now most of the negative ads now against romney have been more about his record. you haven't seen a lot of the bain. they are pivoting to bane in tv ads. it's hitting him on his massachusetts -- that private sector ad where they say look at this. he made the same promise to ma hah and it was an ad they ran over and over again. what you see
"the washington post" has just revealed that romney's companies were pioneers of shipping u.s. jobs overseas. investing in firms that specialized in jobs by american workers to new facilities in countries like china and india. does virginia really want an outsourcer in chief in the white house? >> is there any indication these attacks are working? you bet. >> first of all, let's separate out. when you look at our poll overall an we're going to have more numbers later,...
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>> the whole thing is extraordinary and you know, chris, in washington, it's all about politics. but you know, there's a very, very important point that needs to be made here. the whole vote today came down to something that happened with a letter written on february 4th by the justice department to congress basically say iing we don't have any instances where we've ever not seized guns. turned out, that letter was wrong and they had to withdraw it. what issa and the republicans want is all the -- in the justice department since the letter was written to see if there was a cover up. who knew what win. >> thank you very much. great reporting. up next, back to health care. we'll talk about the political consequences, but what does it mean for actual people? patients, want to be insured properly. the ground game. we're going to get to it in a moment. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medi
>> the whole thing is extraordinary and you know, chris, in washington, it's all about politics. but you know, there's a very, very important point that needs to be made here. the whole vote today came down to something that happened with a letter written on february 4th by the justice department to congress basically say iing we don't have any instances where we've ever not seized guns. turned out, that letter was wrong and they had to withdraw it. what issa and the republicans want is...
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he said he thought i was too washington. he said he didn't think i could cover all the different kinds of stories. >> he didn't know you like i've gotten to know you. you were tough. let's take a look at a memorable moment when mike wallace interviewed nancy reagan. let's watch. >> what was your husband's role? >> nothing. >> he was president of the united states. >> it was what -- i don't know enough about iran contra, mike to talk to you intelligently about it. all i know is he did not think he had done anything wrong. he didn't know of anything going on. >> you're going to be in japan and i'm told it's a $2 million two weeks. >> they're getting two of us. they're working us like crazy. >> it's going to be a well recompensed two weeks. >> it is for everybody there. you really didn't need to ask that question. >> there she is getting nailed by her buddy. >> nothing stopped him from asking the heart of the question whatever it was, whether it was his friend. they were really close friends and had been from the time they were
he said he thought i was too washington. he said he didn't think i could cover all the different kinds of stories. >> he didn't know you like i've gotten to know you. you were tough. let's take a look at a memorable moment when mike wallace interviewed nancy reagan. let's watch. >> what was your husband's role? >> nothing. >> he was president of the united states. >> it was what -- i don't know enough about iran contra, mike to talk to you intelligently about it....
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." >>> good evening i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this nut case in pennsylvania. this republican leader who declared outloud what democrats have been saying for months that these new laws making it harder to vote are aimed at getting romney and other republicans elected. how rare it is when the perpetrator of a political scheme confesses its political nature and that's what majority leader mike turzai did this weekend. he blew the cover. he admitted the whole scheme was to win. let's get to this leader and this plan to kill off the older voters. pat murphy served as democratic congressman for pennsylvania's 8th district. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. just to set the table at the republican state committee meeting in hershey, pennsylvania, house republican leader championed legislation republicans had passed and then came out with what a lot of democrats had been saying for a while. when he seemed to confirm, damn it, he did confirm suspiciouses that pennsylvania's new voter i.d. law is not about stopping frau
." >>> good evening i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this nut case in pennsylvania. this republican leader who declared outloud what democrats have been saying for months that these new laws making it harder to vote are aimed at getting romney and other republicans elected. how rare it is when the perpetrator of a political scheme confesses its political nature and that's what majority leader mike turzai did this weekend. he blew the cover. he admitted the whole...
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this is all part of the culture of this in washington. messing around with wikipedia page is nothing than pretending global warm sing a conspiratorial hoax. if you can say those sorts of things editing your pick media page is small. >> this one is like the wikipedia version of defriending. harry reid's page had the entire section titled relationship with jack abramoff and his firm removed. >> yeah. that was actually a very lengthy section that had been deleted. could have been paraphrased a little better. yeah, that section had been deleted. i have to disagree with the point adding information isn't as bad because the way i look at it is that if you are reading what is supposed to be a nonpartisan or nonbiased article, pepsi, coca-cola, fox news, nbc news, you wouldn't want something that to have been written by the pr people or that organization. now maybe some of these people just adding what committees they were on or how they voted on certain issue and -- i really don't see an issue with that. but i feel like when they add large sets
this is all part of the culture of this in washington. messing around with wikipedia page is nothing than pretending global warm sing a conspiratorial hoax. if you can say those sorts of things editing your pick media page is small. >> this one is like the wikipedia version of defriending. harry reid's page had the entire section titled relationship with jack abramoff and his firm removed. >> yeah. that was actually a very lengthy section that had been deleted. could have been...
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a columnist for the "washington post" and a republican chair for the national committee. both msnbc contributors. gentlemen, let's get to the numbers. the attitudes of democrats and republicans on a number of key issues. look at the safety net issues. in 1977, 25 years ago, when the government asked if they should take care of people who can't take care of themselves, 75% of democrats, 62% of republicans agreed they should do that. 25 years later, the number for democrats is about the same but for republicans the number dropped about 40%. about half of what it was for supporting people who need to be taken care of. on the environment 20 years ago democrats and republicans essentially agreed on stricter laws to protect the environment. both sides were environmental. but now only 47% of republicans say they're for environmental protections bidding tougher. michael steele? your party. it seems like would you have been more at home 25 years ago. >> that's for sure. >> you would have fit in more as a centrist person who leans to the right than the far right. i'm looking at thi
a columnist for the "washington post" and a republican chair for the national committee. both msnbc contributors. gentlemen, let's get to the numbers. the attitudes of democrats and republicans on a number of key issues. look at the safety net issues. in 1977, 25 years ago, when the government asked if they should take care of people who can't take care of themselves, 75% of democrats, 62% of republicans agreed they should do that. 25 years later, the number for democrats is about the...
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chris cillizza is an msnbc political analyst, susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." dissect that slogan. >> betting on america. that means mitt romney is betting against america. that whether it comes to the auto bailout or to offshoring or outsourcing jobs or the whole swiss bank account thing, i think that is the contrast. they are trying to draw with this slogan on this first bus tour. >> does it make sense to you political speaking sm. >> i think it's a powerful case to make against mitt romney, manufacturing sector hit hard by jobs that did move overseas and the auto bailout, viewed positively in places like ohio and pennsylvania and michigan. >> the obama campaign is doubling down on its message, this ad is airing in nine battleground states including ohio and pennsylvania. let's watch. >> what a president believes matters. mitt romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing u.s. jobs to low wage countries cht he supports tax breaks for companies that ship@9=m overseas. president obama believes in insourcing. he fought to save the u.s. auto industry and fav
chris cillizza is an msnbc political analyst, susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." dissect that slogan. >> betting on america. that means mitt romney is betting against america. that whether it comes to the auto bailout or to offshoring or outsourcing jobs or the whole swiss bank account thing, i think that is the contrast. they are trying to draw with this slogan on this first bus tour. >> does it make sense to you political speaking sm. >> i...
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, and as soon as that takes place we'll get you to washington. also the u.n. security council say they're going to convene tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. they'll be talking about north korea. how do you think this is all going to play out moving forward, richard? >> well, a lot of it depends on how north korea reacts. if they say it happened, it was a success, and we're all very happy, then there should not be an issue, and the world can almost move on. if north korea comes out and says that the rocket was shot down, then there is a major explanation. it depends on where the debris falls. if it falls, at this stage we can assume based on the reaction of the north koreans has not been a success, then we will have to find out what happened with the debris. the worst scenario would be that north korea comes out, claim the rocket was shot down and they try to escalate by doing something like an underground nucleatest. the best scenario is they come out and say it was a success and they have some music, and continue with the rest of their lives and have the c
, and as soon as that takes place we'll get you to washington. also the u.n. security council say they're going to convene tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. they'll be talking about north korea. how do you think this is all going to play out moving forward, richard? >> well, a lot of it depends on how north korea reacts. if they say it happened, it was a success, and we're all very happy, then there should not be an issue, and the world can almost move on. if north korea comes out and says that the...
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we really want you to get along with your neighbors, and we definitely don't want you moving east to washington after november. you see, willard, even i want what's best for you because it's best for the country. thanks for watching, i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> anti-democratic shenanigans, let's play "hardball." >> i'm chris matthews in washington, let's start with the purging of voter rolls in florida. i have deep suspicions. why is the secretary of state removing people this summer before the presidential election. is he looking for suspected aliens or democrats? it does smell like what the government did in 2000 when the florida was declared for bush by the u.s. supreme court. that year they decided the election for w., some 1200 felonies were kept from voting. they turned out to be legitimate voters. here again, were they suspected felo felons or democrats. there is something afoot when they keep the young and minority from the ballot box. we have the supervisor of elections in leon county florida, and the president of the florida league of women voters. thank you so m
we really want you to get along with your neighbors, and we definitely don't want you moving east to washington after november. you see, willard, even i want what's best for you because it's best for the country. thanks for watching, i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> anti-democratic shenanigans, let's play "hardball." >> i'm chris matthews in washington, let's start with the purging of voter rolls in florida. i have deep suspicions. why is the...
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sounds good, but today's "washington post" reports that romney's bain capital invested in firms that specialized in jobs to countries like china. just wait for that little morsel to make it to an obama ad near you. romney and bain capital. this story not going away. also, if you were to judge mitt romney and president obama's speeches to latino officials on reaction alone, it would be a win for the president, but the big question for team obama, can they translate the enthusiasm we saw today into votes? plus, the jury now has the sandusky case, but the jurors don't know the two latest pieces of news about this matter. and the debate over attorney general eric holder and fast and furious has moved from the right wing fringe to the front pages. the conservative base is thrilled, so why has the republican leadership been treating this like kryptonite? we begin with outsourcing jobs at bain capital. joan walsh is an msnbc political analyst and michael shear is the white house correspondent for "time" magazine. he says he'll stand up to china and help brings jobs back home, but that wasn'
sounds good, but today's "washington post" reports that romney's bain capital invested in firms that specialized in jobs to countries like china. just wait for that little morsel to make it to an obama ad near you. romney and bain capital. this story not going away. also, if you were to judge mitt romney and president obama's speeches to latino officials on reaction alone, it would be a win for the president, but the big question for team obama, can they translate the enthusiasm we...
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. >> today was reported in the "washington post" that the companies his firm own ed were pioneers in if outsourcing of american jobs to places like china and india. pioneers. let me tell you, we do not need an outsourcing pioneer in the oval office. we need a president who will fight for american jobs and fight for american manufacturing. that's what my plan will do. >> and romney's camp responded quickly, said quote this is fundamentally flawed story that does not differ between offshoring versus overseas. as president, he will implement policies that make it easier and more attractive for companies to create jobs here at home. joan walsh, that's a lot to follow. is that going to wash? >> no. it's not intentionally confusing issue and statement, michael and i think you can see that. the problem for the romney campaign is that the post story is very, very explicit that this was, they're talking about offshoring. it is true that outsourcing can be moving jobs out of a company to another firm that does it cheaper. in the united states and that does happen, but the post was very careful
. >> today was reported in the "washington post" that the companies his firm own ed were pioneers in if outsourcing of american jobs to places like china and india. pioneers. let me tell you, we do not need an outsourcing pioneer in the oval office. we need a president who will fight for american jobs and fight for american manufacturing. that's what my plan will do. >> and romney's camp responded quickly, said quote this is fundamentally flawed story that does not differ...
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. >> the decision today really indicates we have entered an age in which the government, washington, will be controlling health care. unless something changes. >> today was not a good day for freedom. it was not a good day for struggling american families who wish to keep the health care that they have. i respect the ruling of the supreme court. and i respectfully and vehemently disagree with you. >> okay. maybe i'm wrong. we'll go on here. maybe i'm wrong. >> they did. >> when did they use the 60 votes to get the super majority? >> i can't -- all th legislative maneuvering they had at the end, they employed reconciliation at the end. parts of it, yes. >> butç the actual passage of e bill they didn't. >> we're both half right. we'll say that. >> they couldn't have done it without 60 votes though. now i'm at a loss here. let's talk about the second part of this thing. it's the boriing part. the medicaid part. expansion to anybody who makes less than 1% of the poverty level. >> right. >> okay. thank you. this is such a big day for howard and i, we can't get over our giggles. we're go
. >> the decision today really indicates we have entered an age in which the government, washington, will be controlling health care. unless something changes. >> today was not a good day for freedom. it was not a good day for struggling american families who wish to keep the health care that they have. i respect the ruling of the supreme court. and i respectfully and vehemently disagree with you. >> okay. maybe i'm wrong. we'll go on here. maybe i'm wrong. >> they did....
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this is part of the culture in washington. listen, messing around with your wikipedia page is nothing we came to the cubclusion, who would be editing this? >> mikecoffman came under fire in may when he revived an old birther talking point. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know, but i do know this. that it his heart, he's not an american. he's jus not an american. >> and let's watch what happened when a local reporter caught up with him. >> after you comments about the president, do you feel voters are owed a better explanation than i misspoke? >> i think that as i -- i stand by my statement that i misspoke nonbiased article on pepsi, coca-cola, fox news, nbc, you wouldn't want something to have been written by the pr people or that organization. now, maybe some of the people were adding what committees they were on or how they voted on a certain issue. i don't see an issue with that, but i feel like when they add large sects of biographical information, these should be monitore
this is part of the culture in washington. listen, messing around with your wikipedia page is nothing we came to the cubclusion, who would be editing this? >> mikecoffman came under fire in may when he revived an old birther talking point. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know, but i do know this. that it his heart, he's not an american. he's jus not an american. >> and let's watch what happened when a local reporter caught up...
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it's looking if r a champion in washington. there are champions of course, bill and various other people. jim hansen, outside of washington, who are pressing to do something about this. but no, the politicians don't see anything in it for them and when you see public interest begin to wane, then they're going to be even less interested and again, the problem will increase. you know, the atmosphere, the planet doesn't care whether we're interested or not. the atmosphere is going to warm one way or the other if we keep pumping heat trapping gases into it. it doesn't care about the politics of this. the laws of nature and physics don't care. >> thank you so ron reagan, erin as well. up next, remember th 13-year-old kid who wowed conservatives a couple of years ago? >> conservatism is not an idea of feelings, it is an ideology of protecting the people and the people's rights. >> he is 17 now and he's here to tell us why he's not a conservative anymore. this is "hardball." the place for politics. this is new york state. we built the
it's looking if r a champion in washington. there are champions of course, bill and various other people. jim hansen, outside of washington, who are pressing to do something about this. but no, the politicians don't see anything in it for them and when you see public interest begin to wane, then they're going to be even less interested and again, the problem will increase. you know, the atmosphere, the planet doesn't care whether we're interested or not. the atmosphere is going to warm one way...